@jengosmonkey
LOL this is a really important convo to be having! I'm honored that it takes place on my thread 😆 and yes, I absolutely agree with the points y'all are making.
People do need to know where their pups are coming from and whether they were responsibly bred. To think of it coldly, I wouldn't buy a house without looking into its history and possible problems, or I might face ridiculous stress, expense, and emotional trauma from subsequent issues that come up later. As a consumer, one should do their homework not only on the breed but on the breeder.
A breeder who produces puppies carelessly is basically a horrible human being in my book. It was a huge, thoroughly thought out moral decision for me not to adopt but to buy a purebred puppy, as I've worked with rescues before. I took this step with the possible goal of being a custodian. If a breeder is irresponsible in all the aforementioned ways, not only are they producing dogs with a higher possibility of suffering, muddying this ancient breed, and swindling people, they are needlessly taking potential homes away from dogs that need one AND frequently causing dogs to be abandoned! If there weren't any PMs or BYBs, imagine how many people would get schooled by rescue folk and responsible breeders into taking dog-parenting seriously before they ever took one home!
Sorry for the rant; I COMPLETELY understand the internal screaming that happens within some of you when you find out a pup is from a mill or crap breeder. If people like you and I keep yelling about it, we will change a few minds, which make all the difference to a few dogs which is better than no dogs 🙂
Hello
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i saw this site and thought i would check it out. My sister and I believe I have a Basenji mix. We rescued her. We found out she was abandoned while pregnant. Two wonderful guys took her in and took care of her while she was pregnant and found homes for her 4 puppies. I decided I wanted her. My sister and I looked on the web to find out what she was. She matches the discription of basenjis. She almost never barks. She stresses when she is left alone. She will only go in a room when there is someone in there. She can climb a fence like no ones business. she looks like the basenji except her tail doesn't curl as much as a full blooded one does. She is about 21 lbs. Black with white legs, the stipe down her nose and the tip of her tail is also white. I hope to have a pic to post soon. was just wondering if anyone can tell me anything just frome the discription. The vets assistant said she looked like a basenji. I just wanted to make sure
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Tail curl is variable, some of tighter curled tails than others.
Here are some pics of my black and white girls.
Rally, who has a very curly tail.
Sophie, who has loosely curled tail
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Welcome, I like to see pics!!!!
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Welcome to the forums and I'm so happy you decided to take her in! I would love to see pictures, too. So far she sounds like a Basenji (hard to tell for sure w/out pics though), do you know what her pups looked like?
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Welcome, glad you found us.
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her pups look just like her. I have pics on my fone and tried to send them to my computer but it wouldnt let me i will keep trying.
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my Lei Lei looks alot like your black and white. she has some black specks on the white around the neck and chest area.
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Welcome to the forum!
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Welcome to the pack. Can't wait to see photos of your rescue baby
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Hello & welcome from Canada. Nice to have you here.
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Welcome to the forum!
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thanks im finding it very informative
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Welcome to the forum and greetz from Belgium !:D
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Welcome to our group!
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Welcome. Please keep trying to get those pics up!!
